Glove



April 18, 1950 H. E. LINDFELT GLOVE Filed Nov. 17, 1947 Patented Apr. 18, 1950 UNITED PATENT OFFICE GLOVE Hilma. Elizabeth Lindfelt, Des Moines, Iowa.

Application November 17, 1947, Serial No. 786,559

3C1aims. 1.

This invention relates to gloves.

In most previous types ofgloveadt-was inconvenient' or uncomfortable to manipulate the hand becausea glove isdesigned'to fitthe handtightly for good appearance. When it so fits the hand tightly, the material of the glove doesnot-permit the hand-to be manipulated or clenched easily. If the glove is made largeenough to permit'free use of the hand, the glove does not fit properly andbecomes more unsightly.

Anobject of the present invention; therefore, is to overcome the objections to previous gloves noted above.

Another object is the provision of a tight fitting glove having stretchable portions to permit the hand to be manipulated readily.

Still another object; of the invention is the-pro vision of such a glove having stretchable portions with the stretchable-portions in such positions where they do not interfere Wit'hthe use of the fingers.

A further object'is the provision of such a glove which, for the most part; is made of'fine-finish material andwhich has stretchable portions-yin positions in thejr love where they are least-noticeable.

Still another object Ofdihdfllll'VGIllllOllflS the provisionof such a glove havingstretchable'portions with the stretchable portions so arranged as to stretch i-n the-proper directions iorlnost convenient bending of the-fingers-and-hand With'these'and otherobiects-in-view; my'invention consists in the construction, arrangement, and combination-of thevarious parts ofmy device whereby the objects contemplated areattain'ed;

Figure 6 is a perspective view of a modified form of glove; and

Figure 7 is a sectional view taken on line -1-l of Figure 6.

Referring now indetail to the drawings and particularlyFigures l to 5,-inclusive, the glove of' the present invention comprises a-backpovering element-"Hand a pal-m'coveringelement M. The

2 covering elements [2 and I4 may be any of a number of desired materials, such as cloth fabric which is preferably relatively non-stretchable; The covering elements l2- and [4- may also be made of leather or other material. The glove as illustrated herein is intended to cover the hand and a portion of the Wrist andincludes a Wrist portion It and a main hand covering p'ortion" 18 Each of the covering elements I2 and 14- is provided with portions 2p formed integral therewith and adapted to cooperate with registering por tions on the other covering element to form finger stalls. The finger stalls for convenience will be referred to by the reference numerals 22', 24,26,v and 28.

The back coveringelement l2 and palm covering element 14 maybe an integral piece if desired,

folded as indicated at 30 along the thumb edge of the hand. If desired; however, the two covering elements l2 and Hi can be made separate and sewed together along the thumb edge of the hand.

A thumb stall 32 is stitched to the glove on the thumb edge in an opening formed in the glove proper for that purpose, as is usual'in the manufacture of gloves. The portions 20 on thepalrn and backside of the forefinger stall l2 mayalsoi be integral when the coverin elements I2and I4 are integral.

ing elements of the glove.

fingers. H the customary manner. However; in the present construction, the seams formed by the stitching are inturned so as to present a fine finishap pearance to the exterior of -the glove. tips of the fingers beyond the outer ends of the fourchettes 34, the back and palm portions zo of the --finger stalls are preferably stitchedtogether. If desired, the fourchettes M facingeach" other from adjacentiinger stallsmaybe made of an integralpiece. For ex amp1e,'the four chettes 34 which face each otherfrom finger.

stalls 22 and 24 maybe made of a single piece, one portion extending fromthe tip of fingerstall 22 down to the juncture betweenthe finger: stalls and then out to the tip of the finger stallZfi.

However, if it should be desired, these facingv fourchettes may bemade separable and stitched together at the. junctureof the respective finger.

stalls.- Since the outer or tip ends of'the her- Atthetions 28 are stitched together, the individual fourchettes 34 are roughly of wedge shape formation.

As mentioned above, when the back and palm covering elements l2 and I4 are formed of an integral piece, the back and palm portions 20 of the finger stall 22 are integral and, therefore, a fourchette does not appear on the side of the forefinger stall 22 on the thumb edge of the hand.

The little finger stall 2 8 is formed with a fourchette 36 on the side of the finger along the edge of the hand opposite the thumb. This iourchette will be referred to as an outer fourchette. The outer fourchette 36 differs from the remaining fourchettes (i i in that the fourchette 36 does not terminate at the knuckle of the little finger. A strip of relatively stretchable material 38 con-- tinues from the iourchette (it and is preferably integral therewith. The stretchable strip 38 forms a continuation of the fourchette 3 6 and extends along the edge of the hand opposite the thumb to the Wrist portion. In conventional manufacture of gloves, the edge of the glove opposite the thumb is stitched and in the present instance the fourchette 36 and strip 38 are inter-- posed in the seam usually formed along this edge of the hand.

The fourchettes 3A and 35 and the strip 38 all possess considerable stretchability as compared with the remainder of the glove. The material of the iourchettes ti l, 36 and strip 38 is preferably one-way stretch material although it is to be understood that two-Way stretch material may be employed. The fourchettes es and 36 are stretchable in directions transverse to the long dimension of the fingers and circumferentially of the fingers and the stretchable strip 38 being oriented in the same manner as the fourchette 3% is stretchable transverse to the long dimension of the hand or circumi'erentially of the hand.

The fourchettes and 3t and the stretchable strip 38 may be made of any desired type of fabric possessing the desired stretchable characteristics.

The glove is, of course, designed to fit the hand snugly to present a finished appearance. The fourchettes es and 3% and the flexible strip 38 being stretchable tend to retain the glove in snug position on the hand. However, when the fingers are bent, the fourchettes 3d and 35 yield to permit the portions of the finger stalls to follow the fingers in the bending movements. Similarly, the stretchable strip 3% permits bending or clenching of the whole hand by yielding to permit the portions of the glove to conform to the different shapes of the hand. The direction of stretchin of the fourchettes 3d and 36 and the flexible strip 38 being transverse to the long dimension of the hand permits greater flexibility of the glove.

The thumb stall 32 in the present instance is not provided with stretchable portions since the thumb is not bent as often as are the fingers in manipulating the hand. However, the provision of stretchable portions in the thumb stall is' to be considered within the scope of the present invention. Usually the back and palm covering elements 52 and is are made of finer finish material than are the stretchable portions due to the inherent structure of stretchable material. The disposition of the stretchable portions on the sides of the finger stalls and along the edge of the hand do not materially detract from the 3 general overall fine finish appearance of the glove presented by the back and palm covering elements.

Figures 6 and 7 illustrate a slightly modified form of glove. In the present instance, the back and palm covering elements l2 and M are made of separate pieces. A fourchette 40 is interposed on the outside of the forefinger stall on the thumb edge of the hand. The fourchette 40 continues in the form of a stretchable strip 42 along the thumb edge of the hand and terminates at the wrist portion of the glove. The strip 42 and fourchette 4B are preferably formed of an integral piece. Similar to the previous embodiment, the fourchette 4i] and strip 42 are stretchable in directions circumferentially of the hand. The remainder of the glove illustrated in Figures 6 and '7 is constructed in a manner similarly to the previously described glove including the fourchette 36 and stretchable strip 38 along the edge of the glove opposite the thumb.

Some changes may be made in the construction and arrangement of the parts of my glove without departing from the real spirit and purpose of my invention, and it is my intention to cover by my claims such modified forms of structure or use of equivalents as may be reasonably included within their scope.

I claim as my invention:

1. A glove comprising palm and back covering elements of relatively non-stretchable material, said elements having registering portions cooperable in forming finger stalls, fourchette elements of relatively stretchable material connected between respective registering finger stall elements, one of said fourchette elements being positioned on the outer side of the finger stall adjacent one edge of the hand, and a strip of relatively stretchable material connected between said covering elements along said edge of the hand, said stretchable strip forming a continuation of said one fourchette element and extending therefrom along said edge of the hand to the wrist portion of the glove.

2. A glove comprising palm and back covering elements of relatively non-stretchable material, said elements having registering portions cooperable in forming finger stalls, fourchette elements of relatively stretchable material connected between respective registering finger stall elements, one of said fourchette elements being positioned on the outer side of the finger stall adjacent one edge of the hand, and a strip of relatively stretchable material connected between said covering elements along said edge of the hand, said stretchable strip forming a continuation of said one fourchette element and extending therefrom along said edge of the hand to the wrist portion or the glove, saidfourchette elements being stretchable in directions circumferentially of the respective finger stalls, and said stretchable strip being stretchable in directions circumferentially of the hand.

3. A glove comprising palm and back covering elements of relatively non-stretchable material, said elements having registering. portions cooperable in forming finger stalls, fourchette elements of relatively stretchable material connected between respective registering finger stall elements, one of said fourchette elements being positioned on the outer side of the finger stall adjacent each of the opposite edges of the hand, said ones of said fourchette elements forming outer fourchette elements, and a strip of relatively stretchable material connected betweensaid, cov

ering elements along each of said opposite edges of the hand, said stretchable strips forming continuations of said outer fourchette elements and extending therefrom along the respective edges of the hand to the wrist portion of the glove, all of said fourchette elements being stretchable in directions circumferentially of the respective finger stalls, and said stretchable strips being stretchable in directions circumferentially of the hand.

HILMA ELIZABETH LINDFELT.

6 REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the file of this patent:

Number UNITED STATES PATENTS Name Date Schrecker Dec. 21, 1897 Kurz Mar. 6,, 1928 Lindfelt May 19, 1942 Lindfelt Jan. 26, 1943 Lindfelt Aug. 24, 1948 

